Vulnerabilities

Vulnerability · CVE-2025-37747

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: perf: Fix hang while freeing sigtrap event Perf can hang while freeing a sigtrap event if a related deferred sig

Published May 1, 2025 · catalog updated May 23, 2026 · Linux Linux

Check if you run it

No confirmed exploitation is on record for CVE-2025-37747. EPSS is 0.19%. Act only if a listed version of Linux Linux is installed.

Gaps on this record

  • No vendor fix or required action is stored. Compare the linked advisory before you change production.
Severity
None0.0
Known exploitation
Not in CISA/VulnCheck KEV
EPSS
0.19%
Remediation
Version ranges on file
Affected products
vendor Linux Linux 3a5465418f5fd970e86a86c7f4075be262682840 <665b87b8f8b3aeb49083ef3b65c4953e7753fc12

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: perf: Fix hang while freeing sigtrap event Perf can hang while freeing a sigtrap event if a related deferred signal hadn't managed to be sent before the file got closed: perf_event_overflow() task_work_add(perf_pending_task) fput() task_work_add(____fput()) task_work_run() ____fput() perf_release() perf_event_release_kernel() _free_event() perf_pending_task_sync() task_work_cancel() -> FAILED rcuwait_wait_event() Once task_work_run() is running, the list of pending callbacks is removed from the task_struct and from this point

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  • vendor Linux Linux 3a5465418f5fd970e86a86c7f4075be262682840 <665b87b8f8b3aeb49083ef3b65c4953e7753fc123a5465418f5fd970e86a86c7f4075be262682840 <665b87b8f8b3aeb49083ef3b65c4953e7753fc12

How to fix CVE-2025-37747

What to do

Three questions, each answered from this record only. Confirm the vendor advisory before you patch.

Should you patch?

No confirmed exploitation is on record for CVE-2025-37747. EPSS is 0.19%. Act only if a listed version of Linux Linux is installed.

Which versions are affected?

Compare what you have installed with Linux Linux 3a5465418f5fd970e86a86c7f4075be262682840 <665b87b8f8b3aeb49083ef3b65c4953e7753fc12 3a5465418f5fd970e86a86c7f4075be262682840 <665b87b8f8b3aeb49083ef3b65c4953e7753fc12. Compare the installed version with the linked vendor advisory before you change production.

What should an analyst verify?

No weakness class is stored. EPSS 0.19%. There is no CISA KEV listing. No Exploit-DB or Metasploit reference is linked. Use the source links for the original advisory.

Code

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Timeline

Detection, updates, and resolution for this record.

  1. May 1, 2025 · EUVD

    Detected

    In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: perf: Fix hang while freeing sigtrap event Perf can hang while freeing a sigtrap event if a related deferred signal hadn't managed to be sent before the file got closed: perf_event_overflow() task_work_add(perf_pending_task) fput() task_work_add(____fput()) task_work_run() ____fput() perf_release() perf_event_release_kernel() _fre

  2. May 23, 2026 · EUVD

    Updated

    In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: perf: Fix hang while freeing sigtrap event Perf can hang while freeing a sigtrap event if a related deferred signal hadn't managed to be sent before the file got closed: perf_event_overflow() task_work_add(perf_pending_task) fput() task_work_add(____fput()) task_work_run() ____fput() perf_release() perf_event_release_kernel() _fre

Sources

  • CVE.orgVulnerability recordCVE-2025-37747

    Official CVE identifier

    cve.org
  • FIRST EPSSExploitation probabilityCVE-2025-37747

    30-day exploitation probability 0.2%

    first.org
  • EUVDVulnerability recordEUVD-2025-13078

    In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: perf: Fix hang while freeing sigtrap event Perf can hang while freeing a sigtrap event if a related deferred signal hadn't managed to be sent before the file got closed: perf_event_overflow() task_work_add(perf_p

    euvd.enisa.europa.eu

References

Freshness

Last verified in this catalog Oct 18, 2026. Significant claims (KEV, EPSS, CVSS, affected ranges) come from the source rows above — open the original publisher for the authoritative advisory.